Perhaps it is fitting on the feast day of the patron saint of Canada, St. Joseph, that Loyola High School has won a major victory for religious rights of parents and students, given its victory in Loyola High School v. Quebec (Attorney General) released today by the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC).

The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) objects to aspects of the newly released curriculum for Physical and Health Education in Ontario. Much of the curriculum addresses shared expectations on personal hygiene, physical fitness, and healthy living, without dispute. But, certain propositions seek to raise explicit issues at earlier ages or the discussion of sexual practices that are sinful to Catholics prior to the time when most children reach puberty.